After two months of contributing to the European Union’s fight against Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden, French warship FS Floréal is sailing towards her home port on La Réunion, which is a French territory in the Indian Ocean. This is the fifth time that FS Floréal has participa
Sailors from HMS Lancaster have spent an action-packed two months helping to train those who fight beneath, on and above the waves – now and in the future. Submariners, aviators and warfare officers all have the Portsmouth-based frigate to thank for the intensive work-out the ship gave them off th
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Carrier Air Wing Two departed from the Southern California operating area June 18 to participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the world’s largest i
Four individuals have reached an impressive milestone in their careers by earning the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Lifetime Achievement Award from Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), officials announced June 18. The Commodore Dudley W. Knox Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual fo
HMS Ledbury has returned to her home base of Portsmouth after a busy two weeks away on ceremonial and training duties. Having only taken over the ship the week before, MCM2 Crew 4 worked tirelessly to make her ready for sea in time for high profile events in France commemorating the 70th anniversa
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 46 Indian fishermen along with 11 Indian fishing trawlers poaching well within Sri Lankan waters on 18th June 2014. Twenty-four (24) Indian fishermen along with 6 Indian fishing trawlers engaged in poaching in the seas North of Delft were arrested by naval craft attached to
An F/A-18C Hornet, attached to the “Valions” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H. W. Bush is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet ar
When a team of scientists from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) started analyzing data from an experiment to better understand the performance of RADARSAT-2 for ship detection, the results were startling. The conventional wisdom of the day was that there was no useful information to
From May 30 to June 3, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members conducted a Submarine Search and Rescue (SUBSAR) stores move on Vancouver Island, demonstrating the capability to rapidly respond to a submarine emergency almost anywhere in the world. There is perhaps no scenario more frightening then a s
According to the Australian Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), the Australian contracted survey vessel Fugro Equator has commenced operations in a defined search area, joining Chinese PLA-Navy ship Zhu Kezhen in undertaking survey activities. Under the direction of the Australian Transport S
HMAS Success left Fleet Base East on Friday the 13th of June for her first overseas deployment since 2010 to participate in RIMPAC (Exercise Rim of the Pacific) in Hawaii. Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, Commander Surface Forces, Commodore Jonathan Mead, and Director General
Australian Department of Defence has engaged an Indigenous-owned enterprise to deliver a project worth up to $6 million supporting Navy’s Canberra class amphibious assault ships, in what is a first for a Commonwealth Government construction contract. Minister for Defence David Johnston and Parliam
A new $2 billion Pacific Patrol Boat (PPB) Program unveiled on June 17 by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Defence Minister David Johnston aims to significantly strengthen security in the region. “The Pacific Patrol Boat Program is an important pillar of the Australian Gove
A deal that makes HMS Trincomalee – Britain’s oldest floating warship – a full subsidiary of the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) has been hailed as great news for Hartlepool. The Napoleonic-era vessel which is permanently moored at Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience in the town’s marina, wi
